1. Letter from the editor

   • David E. Laughlin

   Letter Pages: 475 - 475

2. Recent metallic materials for biomedical applications

   • Mitsuo Niinomi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 477 - 486

3. Aging behavior of the Ti-29Nb-13Ta-4.6Zr new beta alloy for medical implants

   • Masahiko Ikeda
   • Shin-Ya Komatsu
   • Mitsuo Niinomi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 487 - 493

4. Hydrogen embrittlement of nickel-titanium alloy in biological environment

   • K. Asaoka
   • K. Yokoyama
   • M. Nagumo

   OriginalPaper Pages: 495 - 501

5. Improvement in mechanical properties of dental cast Ti-6Al-7Nb by thermochemical processing

   • Toshikazu Akahori
   • Mitsuo Niinomi
   • Akihiro Suzuki

   OriginalPaper Pages: 503 - 510

6. Dry-process surface modification for titanium dental implants

   • Masao Yoshinari
   • Yutaka Oda
   • Masaki Shimono

   OriginalPaper Pages: 511 - 519

7. Variation in crystallinity of hydroxyapatite and the related calcium phosphates by mechanical grinding and subsequent heat treatment

   • Takayoshi Nakano
   • Yukichi Umakoshi
   • Atsuyuki Tokumura

   OriginalPaper Pages: 521 - 528

8. Modeling the kinetics of grain-boundary-nucleated recrystallization processes after cold deformation

   • S. P. Chen
   • S. Van Der Zwaag
   • I. Todd

   OriginalPaper Pages: 529 - 537

9. Microstructural and mechanical properties investigation of electrodeposited and annealed LIGA nickel structures

   • Thomas E. Buchheit
   • Joseph R. Michael
   • Steven D. Leith

   OriginalPaper Pages: 539 - 554

10. Effect of loading condition and stress state on damage evolution of silicon particles in an Al-Si-Mg-Base cast alloy

    • M. D. Dighe
    • A. M. Gokhale
    • M. F. Horstemeyer

    OriginalPaper Pages: 555 - 565

11. Creep and microstructure of magnesium-aluminum-calcium based alloys

    • Alan A. Luo
    • Bob R. Powell
    • Michael P. Balogh

    OriginalPaper Pages: 567 - 574

12. Unexpected transient creep behavior of tin alloys strengthened by high volume fractions of SbSn

    • Rodney J. McCabe
    • Morris E. Fine

    OriginalPaper Pages: 575 - 580

13. Cracking in γ-TiAl due to high speed particle impact

    • V. T. McKenna
    • M. P. Rubal
    • G. T. Gray III

    OriginalPaper Pages: 581 - 589

14. Three-dimensional investigation of long-range internal stresses in a single crystal deforming by nonsymmetrical slip

    • G. Monnet
    • B. Bacroix
    • T. Ungar

    OriginalPaper Pages: 591 - 596

15. Effect of directionally solidified microstructures on the room-temperature fracture-toughness properties of Ni-33(at. pct)Al-33Cr-1Mo and Ni-33(at. pct)Al-31Cr-3Mo eutectic alloys grown at different solidification rates

    • S. V. Raj
    • J. A. Salem
    • R. J. Pawlik

    OriginalPaper Pages: 597 - 612

16. Sliding wear of austenitic and austenitic-ferritic stainless steels

    • G. Straffelini
    • A. Molinari
    • D. Trabucco

    OriginalPaper Pages: 613 - 624

17. Parameters controlling microstructure and hardness during friction-stir welding of precipitation-hardenable aluminum alloy 6063

    • Yutaka S. Sato
    • Mitsunori Urata
    • Hiroyuki Kokawa

    OriginalPaper Pages: 625 - 635

18. A novel technique for manufacturing metal-bonded Nd-Fe-B magnets by squeeze casting

    • Jun-Fa Ji
    • Chuenguang Chao

    OriginalPaper Pages: 637 - 646

19. Synthesis and nanoindentation study of high-velocity oxygen fuel thermal-sprayed nanocrystalline and near-nanocrystalline Ni coatings

    • L. Ajdelsztajn
    • K. Chung
    • F. L. Bastian

    OriginalPaper Pages: 647 - 655

20. Deoxidation of molybdenum during vacuum sintering

    • H. S. Huang
    • K. S. Hwang

    OriginalPaper Pages: 657 - 664

21. Structural evolution of a strip-cast al alloy sheet processed by continuous equal-channel angular pressing

    • Jae-Chul Lee
    • Young-Hoon Chung
    • Jun-Hyun Han

    OriginalPaper Pages: 665 - 673

22. Stable quasicrystalline phase in Al-Cu-Fe-Cr coating materials

    • X. Z. Li
    • L. D. Marks
    • J. O’Neill

    OriginalPaper Pages: 675 - 679

23. Fabrication and characterization of Ti-TiB₂ functionally graded material system

    • J. Ma
    • Zeming He
    • G. E. B. Tan

    OriginalPaper Pages: 681 - 685

24. Direct measurements of grain size in low-carbon steels using the laser ultrasonic technique

    • S. Sundin
    • D. Artymowicz

    OriginalPaper Pages: 687 - 691

25. Electron backscatter diffraction analysis of microstructural evolution in hot-deformed 6xxx series aluminum alloys

    • William H. van Geertruyden
    • Steven R. Claves
    • Wojciech Z. Misiolek

    OriginalPaper Pages: 693 - 700

26. Effect of boron on the hot ductility of Nb-containing steel

    • Sung K. Kim
    • Nack J. Kim
    • June Sung Kim

    Communications Pages: 701 - 704

27. Microstructural interpretation of negligible strain-hardening behavior of submicrometer-grained low-carbon steel during tensile deformation

    • Kyung-Tae Park
    • Dong Hyuk Shin

    Communications Pages: 705 - 707

28. Examination on the aging and tensile properties of Al-Zn-Mg/Al₃Ni eutectic composite

    • S. H. Wang
    • J. Y. Uan
    • L. H. Chen

    Communications Pages: 707 - 711

29. The effects of deformation and pre-heat-treatment on abnormal grain growth in RENÉ 88 superalloy

    • Young Kyu Cho
    • Duk Yong Yoon
    • Michael F. Henry

    Erratum Pages: 713 - 713

30. Symposium on defect properties and mechanical behavior of hcp metals and alloys Foreword

    • Man H. Yoo
    • James R. Morris
    • Carlos N. Tomé

    EditorialNotes Pages: 719 - 719

31. Atomic-scale modeling of dislocations and related properties in the hexagonal-close-packed metals

    • D. J. Bacon
    • V. Vitek

    OriginalPaper Pages: 721 - 733

32. First-principles investigation of perfect and diffuse antiphase boundaries in HCP-based Ti-Al alloys

    • A. van de Walle
    • M. Asta

    OriginalPaper Pages: 735 - 741

33. Effect of pressure on zone-center phonons in hexagonal-close-packed metals

    • H. Olijnyk
    • A. P. Jephcoat

    OriginalPaper Pages: 743 - 747

34. Intergranular stresses in ZIRCALOY-2

    • T. M. Holden
    • J. W. L. Pang
    • R. A. Holt

    OriginalPaper Pages: 749 - 755

35. A study of twinning in zirconium using neutron diffraction and polycrystalline modeling

    • Partha Rangaswamy
    • Mark A. M. Bourke
    • Ronald B. Rogge

    OriginalPaper Pages: 757 - 763

36. Bulk and interface boundary diffusion in group IV hexagonal close-packed metals and alloys

    • C. Herzig
    • S. Divinski
    • Y. Mishin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 765 - 775

37. Anisotropy of point defect diffusion in alpha-zirconium

    • Y. N. Osetsky
    • D. J. Bacon
    • N. de Diego

    OriginalPaper Pages: 777 - 782

38. Mobility of interstitial clusters in alpha-zirconium

    • N. de Diego
    • Y. N. Osetsky
    • D. J. Bacon

    OriginalPaper Pages: 783 - 789

39. Grain-boundary diffusion by vacancy mechanism in α-Ti and α-Zr

    • J. R. Fernández
    • A. M. Monti
    • R. C. Pasianot

    OriginalPaper Pages: 791 - 796

40. Diffusion along grain and interphase boundaries in alpha Zr and Zr-2.5 wt pct Nb alloy

    • Manuel J. Iribarren
    • Marina M. Iglesias
    • Fanny Dyment

    OriginalPaper Pages: 797 - 800

41. Interfacial deformation mechanisms in hexagonal-close-packed metals

    • Robert C. Pond
    • Steven Celotto

    OriginalPaper Pages: 801 - 807

42. Twins as barriers to basal slip in hexagonal-close-packed metals

    • A. Serra
    • D. J. Bacon
    • R. C. Pond

    OriginalPaper Pages: 809 - 812

43. Nonbasal deformation modes of HCP metals and alloys: Role of dislocation source and mobility

    • M. H. Yoo
    • J. R. Morris
    • S. R. Agnew

    OriginalPaper Pages: 813 - 822

44. Molecular dynamics simulation of 〈c+a〉 dislocation core structure in hexagonal-close-packed metals

    • Shinji Ando
    • Hideki Tonda
    • Takushi Gotoh

    OriginalPaper Pages: 823 - 829

45. Effect of temperature and shear direction on yield stress by {11\(\bar 2\)2}〈\(\overline {11} \)23〉 slip in HCP metals23〉 slip in HCP metals

    • Hideki Tonda
    • Shinji Ando

    OriginalPaper Pages: 831 - 836

46. Deformation behavior of HCP Ti-Al alloy single crystals

    • J. C. Williams
    • R. G. Baggerly
    • N. E. Paton

    OriginalPaper Pages: 837 - 850

47. Transmission electron microscopy investigation of 〈c+a〉 dislocations in Mg and α-solid solution Mg-Li alloys

    • S. R. Agnew
    • J. A. Horton
    • M. H. Yoo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 851 - 858

48. Determination of dislocation densities in HCP metals from X-ray diffraction line-broadening analysis

    • M. Griffiths
    • D. Sage
    • C. N. Tome

    OriginalPaper Pages: 859 - 865

49. Distribution of c- and a-dislocations in tubes of Zr alloys

    • Y. Perlovich
    • M. Isaenkova

    OriginalPaper Pages: 867 - 874

50. Creep strength of magnesium-based alloys

    • Kouichi Maruyama
    • Mayumi Suzuki
    • Hiroyuki Sato

    OriginalPaper Pages: 875 - 882